11: Comedian, VC, Founder

See you at 200K.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 11, 2022

Q: how is @binance doing now #bitcoin price is $20k?

Me: when @binance started, #bitcoin price was $2k.

— CZ 🔶 Binance (@cz_binance) July 10, 2022

Anti-Putin coalition, you say? Why the hell did #France allow Russian government plane fly over its territory?
I want #Russian politicians to go home by train & car, spending several days on it, as #Ukrainians, including me, are doing now to get to Brussels, Strasbourg or Berlin. pic.twitter.com/QJokTzaio9

— Inna Sovsun (@InnaSovsun) July 9, 2022

4/ Like this 'joke' that Graham posted.

Despite YC being a very innovative idea 17 years ago, this is a decidedly 'square' joke: it's punching down, insulting the diner & all of Boston.

(I live in Boston & took issue with it.)https://t.co/bLG91wYIkc

— Paul Griffiths (@paul_griffiths) July 9, 2022

8/ TL;DR
'Squareness' is bad biz for VCs to embrace, IMHO & it's not 'wokeness' to recognize historical imbalances of power still impact VC funding decisions, to everyone's detriment pic.twitter.com/YNxNAJEArt

— Paul Griffiths (@paul_griffiths) July 9, 2022

Yep, this metaphor checks out.

And having bartended at a comedy club in undergrad, I’d also add that the funny comedians were super humble, and the unfunny comedians thought they were killing it. I think there’s a parallel there too 💀

— Rebekah Bastian (@rebekah_bastian) July 9, 2022

A founder, a VC, and a comedian show up at the bar. The comedian hops onto the other side for the evening shift. The founder grabs the mic instead. The VC tips.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 9, 2022

IMO too.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 9, 2022

👏

— Amy Goldfarb (@IsaidSoDidntI) July 9, 2022

Only married people understand the joy of shopping for supplies for their own surprise birthday party.

— Anshumani Ruddra (@baboonzero) July 9, 2022

End Russo-centrism

— Paul Massaro (@apmassaro3) July 9, 2022

During the Cold War, if you were found to be taking Soviet money, you’d be labeled a traitor. Now, former officials and security elites take money from foreign adversaries shamelessly

— Paul Massaro (@apmassaro3) July 8, 2022

The world if junior VCs never gave advice and only made intros pic.twitter.com/F5wi4Us6Be

— Samuel Spitz ✈️ NYC (7/11 - 7/18) (@samuel_spitz) July 8, 2022

We have more Americans working in the private sector today than any day during the former president's time in office.

In the second quarter of this year, we created more jobs than in any quarter under any of my predecessors in the nearly 40 years before the pandemic.

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 8, 2022

Yes!

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 9, 2022

A pregnant woman drove in the HOV lane alone in Texas and is arguing she can’t be ticketed because the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade… and now Texas law says that a fetus is a person 😂 pic.twitter.com/7kPkWIDUxa

— Lucy Guo (Hiring Engineers & Designers) (@lucy_guo) July 9, 2022

pictured: everyone who was married in San Francisco City Hall, from 10am to 2pm, July 8th, 2022 and also myself pic.twitter.com/yFEZ3ZlgKN

— Vincent Woo (@fulligin) July 9, 2022

this week I accepted a 100% remote offer as a Healthcare Business Analyst/Tech Writer, doubling my salary + a fully funded relocation I want 🥺 I’m officially a #blackwomanintech y’all

— 💫 (@kearaplease) July 8, 2022

If Elon Musk can afford to pay $1 BILLION to NOT buy Twitter, he can afford to pay his fair share of taxes.

— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) July 8, 2022

Everything in our condo is gorgeous. Marble everywhere, Sub-Zero, Siberian Oak floors... but the interior doors and closet doors are flimsy as can be.

— Rakesh Agrawal (@rakeshlobster) July 9, 2022

(1/5) Looking to start a #biotech ? Here are the most active investors by stage - Seed, Series A, Series B

With our commentary of course! 🧵👇 pic.twitter.com/RL1ug6Miu3

— BowTiedBiotech 🧪🔬🧬 (@BowTiedBiotech) July 9, 2022

not many think pieces on sri lanka just yet. the problem is our writers have to google the country, first, and figure out how to graft their politics into the u.s. culture war. give it until monday, i think.

— Mike Solana (@micsolana) July 9, 2022

As someone who has worked with over 1,000 startups, 500 angel investors, and now $2 billion in PE deals, I’m really excited to see what @agazdecki is building with @microacquire. A thread 🧵👇

— Mark Thorsen (@markthorsen_) July 8, 2022

I think you and I could treat this as a business challenge and bring World Cup to India by simply investing in a team/league (Calcutta) that scoops up talent across the country. #possible

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 9, 2022

Streamlining the investment process will lead to faster closes and avoid unnecessary delays ("time kills all deals").

— Mark Thorsen (@markthorsen_) July 8, 2022

@AngelList proved out angel syndicates. An equal or greater opportunity exists for micro PE syndicates.

And, it's an opportunity to leverage @Angelist's experience setting up angel syndicates for micro PE syndicates (pretty cool that @naval is a @microacquire investor).

— Mark Thorsen (@markthorsen_) July 8, 2022

I think the biggest money might be in small, innovative products that are not making money but would be great innovation gene slices to plant into stale Fortune 500 companies.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 9, 2022

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— NoCodeDevs ✪ (@nocodedevs) July 9, 2022

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— NoCodeDevs ✪ (@nocodedevs) July 9, 2022

Losers on #TruthSocial ... again: pic.twitter.com/HPKHdgnQvw

— ava anderson🌊🌊🌊 (@avaanderson87) July 9, 2022

Honestly, I never understood why they named it Truth Social when it actually bans the truth. Why not name It Lie Social since you can't event tell the truth about how the #GOPDomesticTerrorists and Trump were behind January 6th on there?#TruthSocial pic.twitter.com/M1og1Vrhif

— King Leloge V. Roachia - #IStandWithUkraine (@RoachKing6) July 9, 2022

Lolol. Don Jr and MAGA losing it over Elon Musk not buying Twitter. Jr should focus on the Trump Truth Social investigation 😉😂🤣😅#TruthSocial pic.twitter.com/L9gjz1HAeZ

— 🌻🦋💙Alex💙🦋🌻 (@AlexButterfly01) July 9, 2022

Afore 1M

I am counting on becoming Afore Capital's next 1M investment. They are rocking it. @anamitra @ekaurghar @kaylakav @venkateshkr @rileyfinch13 @gjain @AforeVC https://t.co/CMscYpswVL

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022

Woman I met recently told me she wouldn’t stop until she was a billionaire. Or even after that. Have never heard a woman say that. Smiled and said me too.

— Nichole Wischoff (@NWischoff) July 10, 2022

A Next-Generation Social Network https://t.co/q9VL1F1f3p @Hadley

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 9, 2022

I am sorry but you seem to have fallen for the caricature. Woke is about facing the fact of the traditionally marginalized. And bringing them on board. Getting them to participate. Breaking the glass walls and ceilings that hold them down. People of all backgrounds want a seat.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 9, 2022

In lieu of @ElonMusk walking away from @Twitter's transaction, my team did an analysis on Twitter's user base as of this morning. The last two stats are the most "telling." pic.twitter.com/oKlJB5GDpT

— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) July 9, 2022

🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine is massing a million-strong fighting force equipped with western weapons to recover its southern territory from Russia, the nation’s defence minister has revealed to The Times https://t.co/it1vJpDzpq

— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) July 10, 2022

In his first interview with a British newspaper since the invasion began, Oleksii Reznikov said President Zelensky had ordered Ukraine’s military to retake occupied coastal areas which are vital to the country’s economy

— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) July 10, 2022

🗣️ “We understand that, politically, it’s very necessary for our country. The president has given the order to the supreme military chief to draw up plans. After that the general staff are doing their homework and say to achieve this goal we need XYZ,” he said

— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) July 10, 2022

🗣️ “It was a long process, a month and a half, but we got a result. Ukraine had a Soviet-era armed forces with thirty-year-old weapons. We changed this in three months,” Reznikov said

— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) July 10, 2022

The minister, 56, said he was satisfied with the support Ukraine was receiving from Nato partners but not the pace of deliveries.

🗣️ “We need more, quickly, to save the lives of our soldiers. Each day we’re waiting for howitzers, we can lose a hundred soldiers”

— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) July 10, 2022

I am counting on becoming Afore Capital's next 1M investment. They are rocking it. @anamitra @ekaurghar @kaylakav @venkateshkr @rileyfinch13 @gjain @AforeVC https://t.co/CMscYpswVL

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022

Building Credit History For Everybody https://t.co/CMscYpswVL

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022

Alibaba used a person’s e-commerce activities on its very website to vouch for their creditworthiness. And it has worked like magic. https://t.co/CMscYpswVL

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022

I also want to build credit histories for people who might have social capital and no other capital at all. https://t.co/CMscYpswVL

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022

My company would want to provide an e-Estonia for countries like Nepal. For 10% of the cost, you will get 100 times better government services. All you have to do is agree to switch. https://t.co/CMscYpswVL

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022

My revenue is going to come from the US government which makes it rain for the defense contractors. https://t.co/CMscYpswVL

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022

I am going to do Kiva times a million, P2P, ordinary person to ordinary person. Velocity can be magic: money at the speed of light. https://t.co/CMscYpswVL

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022

Building credit histories for the people who are officially the most creditworthy people, dollar for dollar, should be easy peezy squeezy. https://t.co/CMscYpswVL

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022

They pay back better than anyone else.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022

I know Moscow feels like the heart of evil right now, but it’s also a real place where there are parks and summer and people contemplating how to live now… Here, Patriarch’s Pond today, straight from Bulgakov. pic.twitter.com/PjJgbaZ0Rt

— Sasha Vasilyuk (@SashaVasilyuk) July 10, 2022

Yes!

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022

Ukraine must be allowed to strike military sites in occupied Belarus, occupied Crimea, and Russia

— Paul Massaro (@apmassaro3) July 10, 2022

I used to push off important non-career things.

I’ll do X after I leave Wall Street, finish my MBA, raise a fund, etc.

I’ve been able to exercise consistently in 2022, but now it’s time to eat healthy and get more organized.

No more excuses - the time is now.

— Jarrid Tingle (@jarridvtingle) July 10, 2022

Afore 1M https://t.co/RCWwB1wdiL @anamitra @ekaurghar @kaylakav @venkateshkr @rileyfinch13 @gjain @AforeVC @jackmmcclelland @elonmusk @gchahal @cz_binance @brian_armstrong @Hadley @nihalmehta @Aroosh_ND @vkhosla @wadhwa #blockchain #cryptocurrency #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 10, 2022